About This Item

  • Call NumberCHUR_0823
  • TitleIt happened long ago
  • SummaryTwelve boys (five sitting, seven standing) and one man in clerical attire, sitting; in center board (with inscription, "of star [symbol] the Sea, Class 01") leaning against stand; elaborate curtains behind group. Caption: "It happened long ago--In June, 1901, to be exact, these boys were graduated from St. Mary Star of the Sea [467 Court Street] parochial school. Shown with their theacher, they are: seated, left to right, J. Ryan, J. DeSouza, Brother Leopold, the teacher, J. Wallbilick, J. Johnson, A. Lawless; standing, left to right, A. McNeff, J. Conway, J. Fegan, J. Ennis, J. Lawless, J. Hayes and C. Gillen."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: caption stamped: Nov. 9, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Mary Star of the Sea School ; Church schools ; Elementary school graduates
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Cobble Hill (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Churches: Roman Catholic: Saint Mary Star of the Sea